Moccasin

Moccasin

Moccasin

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Introduction

Miniature front-seam moccasin with Seneca-style beaded toe/vamp. Made of deerskin with glass beads and silk trim on cuffs.

Materials

hide, silk ribbon sewn at opening as "cuffs", central seam on top, overlaid with beads. Made the same way as other moccasins we looked at, except for cuffs are not separate. Here the silk ribbon "cuff" is sewn on.

Techniques or Format

Constructed from single piece of hide, seam sewn on front (toe) and back (heel). Beads sewn directly over front seam.

Dimensions: 3.175 × 4.445 × 0.635 cm
Condition: good
Current Location: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E25080
GKS Reference Number: 45087
Record Creation Context

Visit to Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA) of Wahsontiio Cross and Alexandra Nahwegahbow, assisted by Eric Wohlin on 10 August 2015.

Approximate Place of Origin

48.7, -84.6

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